Ahmadpur East or Ahmadpur Sharqia (Punjabi, Saraiki, ) is one of the five tehsils, or administrative subdivisions, of Bahawalpur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Ahmedpur East was built by Ahmed Khan son of Qadir Din Khan and grandson of Piruj Khan, in 1748 A.D. The city was badly damaged by the heavy floods from Ghara River, during 1758 A.D. A new city on a mound half a mile to the south of previous site was selected for the present city.
History
The city of Ahmadpur East was once the capital of the former Princely State of Bahawalpur.
Ahmedpur East was built by Ahmed Khan son of Qadir Din Khan and grandson of Piruj Khan, in 1748 A.D. The City was badly damaged by the heavy floods from Ghara River, during 1758 A.D. A new City on a mound half a mile to the South of previous site was selected for the present City. Ahmed khan pirjani have 8 sons which are given below:-Brahim khan, Daud khan, Islam khan, Alam khan, Mohabbat khan, Qabil khan, Qadir dina khan, Qutab khan
Geography and climate
The city lies just south east of the Head Panjnad. It is situated 50 km from Bahawalpur, 470 km from Lahore, 15 km from Uch Shareef, 60 km from Yazman, 320 km from Faisalabad and about 750 km from the national capital, Islamabad. The west region of the city is called the Sindh. The chief crops are wheat, gram, cotton, sugarcane, dates, citrus and mangoes. Sheep and cattle are raised for export of wool and hides. It is chiefly desert irrigated by the Sutlej inundation canals and yields crops of wheat, cotton, and sugarcane. Farther south, the Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with mound ruins of old settlements along its high banks; it is still inhabited by nomads.
The climate is mainly hot and dry. In summer's the temperature reaches high forties degrees Celsius during the day and the nights slightly cooler. Since the city is located in a desert environment there is little rainfall. The weather conditions in area reach extremes in both summer and winter. Average temperature in summer is 33c and 18c in winter. Rainfall is very scarce and scanty. The average rainfall is 20 to 25 cm annually
Demographics
Population
According to 2023 census, There were 1,307,578 people living in Ahmadpur East Tehsil, up from 1,078,683 in 2017. The average household size in Ahmadpur East Tehsil is 6.57 persons. Urban centers within the tehsil include Ahmedpur East Municipal Committee with a population of 196,618 and Uch Sharif Municipal Committee with 98,852 residents.